NXT Season 2's Lucky 5, and Linda McMahon wins

Jeff Wilen, JAW Breaker

Wednesday

Aug 11, 2010 at 12:01 AMAug 24, 2012 at 1:45 PM

Well, for starters, Lucky Cannon is
not one of the lucky ones in NXT's Season 2.
I thought Lucky improved every week, but he
really was the obvious elimination Tuesday.
Lucky pulled off a nice out-of-ring
nosedive in the opening six-man match, which kept my attention.
I thought all six wrestlers did really well
here, and it was smart to have the underdogs (Lucky, Kaval, Percy Watson) beat
the favorites (Husky Harris, Michael McGillicutty, Alex Riley).
In three weeks, Season 2 will
end.
Next week, there will be two eliminations. Husky and Percy should be
the next two cuts. That would leave Riley, McGillicutty and Kaval as
the final three. But that likely won't happen.
The fans are not fans of the heels. That
means Riley (5 seed) looks like a goner, and I'm guessing Husky (4 seed) will be
shown the door.
That would leave Kaval (1 seed),
McGillicutty (2 seed) and Percy (3 seed) as the final three.
I sure hope Husky, WWE's latest Chosen One,
doesn't win this thing.
I would choose McGillicutty over Kaval,
but Riley remains my favorite. He's great on the microphone.
Power of the Punch Challenge.
REACT: Pathetic segment. Even the announcers beat some of the
wrestlers' scores. I'm glad Riley won.
The Miz beats John Morrison.
REACT: Pretty good match, and a bonus treat since it was unexpected.
I'm not sure having Morrison being "hurt" is a good idea for Sunday's
Summerslam.
Next season's NXT: Reports
suggest there will be four males and four females. REACT: I don't like this idea. Make
it eight females.
LINDA MCMAHON
WINS

Linda McMahon celebrates Triple H, right, with Linda McMahon

Consider Tuesday's match a dark match for
WWE's former CEO, Linda McMahon.
Next up for her is the main event in
November against Democratic Attorney General Richard Blumenthal for the U.S.
Senate seat.
It was no surprise McMahon would win, but
it was made all but official early Wednesday morning when she captured the
Republican Senate primary in Connecticut.
If you think the Democrats won't come out
firing against McMahon, think again.
Here's a quote from today's
Associated Press story:
"Today the
party of Bob Dole, Jack Kemp and Dick Lugar nominated a candidate who kicks men
in the crotch, thinks of scenes of necrophilia as 'entertainment,' and runs an
operation where women are forced to bark like dogs. This is what has become of
the once grand old party," said Hari Sevugan of the Democratic National
Committee.
Sorry, Sevugan, but
those are things McMahon used to do and before WWE went PG. Those things haven't
happened in a WWE ring in years.
I'm not sure if McMahon
has what it takes to win in November. She spent $20 million on the primary and
said she will spend as much as $50 million on the race.
But she can't buy votes,
and despite Blumenthal getting caught lying about not having served in the
Vietnam War and despite her being within 10 percentage points in the latest
polls, I don't think she'll have her hand raised at the end.
Linda McMahon photos:
Courtesy of The Associated Press.

LATEST HEADLINES AND MY
REACTS
WWE
R-Truth and Randy Orton on the George Lopez
Show. REACT: R-Truth was better than Dolph Ziggler in karaoke, and he had a
bunch better song in "Kryptonite." Orton told a funny story about how his
daughter calls John Cena "Naked Baby," and how Orton wonders why she doesn't
call him that. I don't think I've ever seen Orton interviewd on TV before, so
this segment was interesting.
TNA Wrestling
Rob Van Dam to vacate the TNA World Title.
REACT: Some spoilers are worth mentioning. This is one of them. Apparently, RVD
wants to take a break. I can't blame him, but it sounds to be like he is
bailing. And doing so for good maybe, which would not help at all.
Dixie Carter tweets that Desmond Wolfe is great with cards. REACT:
Sounds like a character change that might work.
Ramp to the ring is gone. REACT: Wow. First
the 6-sided ring and now this?
-----

Never miss a story

Choose the plan that's right for you.
Digital access or digital and print delivery.